Replication file for "Home-price subsidies increase local-level political participation in urban India" in the Journal of Politics by Tanu Kumar
November 19, 2020

This replication file contains the following:

Kumar_JOP_Replication Code.R: R file containing the code for all figures and tables in the main paper and online appendix.
jop_data.csv:  original survey data for the study
ihds-data.rda: data from the Indian Human Development Round - II. Full study details and questionnaire available at www.ihds.umd.edu. 
ihds_participation.csv: csv file pulling out the names for the relevant ihds variables
contact_jop.csv: de-identified data containing application information for mapped lottery applicants
mhada_list.csv: de-identified data containing application information for full set of lottery applicants
locations.csv: locations of lottery apartments

The variable definitions for jop_data.csv are below. Unless explicitly stated, variables are not coded and simply display responses. 

1) block: Strata within which randomization happened. Constitutes an interaction between the lottery scheme and quota group.

2) t: binary indicator for whether or not household won the housing lottery draw for the application instance included in the sample.

3) OBC: binary indicator for whether a household belongs to a scheduled/caste or tribe (based on survey response).

4) Muslim: binary indicator for whether a household is Muslim (based on survey response).

5) kutchafloor: binary indicator for whether a household had a rough/impermanent floor at the time of lottery application (survey response measured through recall)

6) kutcharoof: binary indicator for whether a household had a rough/impermanent roof at the time of lottery application (survey response measured through recall)

7) binary indicator for responding "have always lived here" when asked "How long ago did you come to Mumbai?" (response options: Less than 5 years ago, 5-10 years ago, more than 10 years ago, have always lived here)

8) binary indicator for whether or not lottery apartment is in the same ward as the baseline apartment address provided to MHADA (measured using GIS)

9) comp_ind: response to "How often do you individually petition government officials and political leaders for something benefitting the community in which you live?"

10) comp_group: response to "How often do you participate in group petitions of government officials and political leaders for something benefitting the community in which you live?"

11) meeting: binary response to "In the last month, has anybody in the HH attended a local area meeting in the neighborhood in which you live?" 

12) ew.party.correct: binary indicator for correct response to "what is the party of your nagar sevak"?

13) ew.rep.correct: binary indicator for correct response to "what is the name of your nagar sevak"?

14) ward.rep.match: binary indactor for whether response to "what is the name of your nagar sevak"? provides the name of a representative at the administrative ward level.

15) finance: response to "How happy are you with the financial situation of your household?"

16) children: response to "Do you think your children will have better lives than yours?"

17) leave_bom: response to "Do you think you will leave Mumbai in the future?"

18) leaders_status: response to "Do you/people like you need to listen to what leaders in the area say?"

19-24) The following variables are binary indicators for whether or not respondents chose a particular option in response to the open ended multiple choice question "What factors did you consider when you voted in the last (2017) municipal elections?"
19) vparty: party
20) veth: ethnicity or religion
21) vneigh: solving problems in the neighborhood
22) vfinan: financial considerations
23) vpref: representing city-wide policy preferences
24) vbetter: long-term betterment of mumbai

25-32) The following variables are binary indicators for whether or not respondents chose a particular option in response to the open ended multiple choice question "What do you think are the BMC/MCGM's most important duties?"
25) sw: social welfare
26) street maintanence
27) wes: water, electricity and sanitation/sewage
28) lao: law and order
29) rsv: regulating street vendors
30) hlu: housing and land use
31) education
32) transportation

33-38) Responses to "How satisfied are you with the [service type] in the neighborhood in which you live?" Each column refers to the following services:
33) electricity
34) garbage collection
35) sewage and sanitation
36) water
37) law and order
38) roads

39) move: binary indicator for whether or not a winning household moved into the lottery apartment. '0' by for all control group members.
40)votebmc: response to "Did you vote in the last municipal elections for your BMC corporator?"
41)votemh: response to "Did you vote in the last Maharashtra assembly constituency/Vidhan Sabha elections for your MLA?"

42-46) binary indicator for whether or not households have the following items:
42)tv
43)computer
44)internet
45)twowheeler
46)car

47)tap: response to "Is your water source shared with other families?"

48)toilet: response to "Is your toilet shared with other families?"

49)employed: fraction of the household employed (based on household census)

50)education: mean years of education in household (based on household census)

51)rent: monthly rent paid by household

52)joint: binary indicator for whether or not a household lives in a joint (as opposed to nuclear) family

53)female: binary indicator for whether or not the respondent is a woman.
